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What is the correct IUPAC name of the compound shown below?

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a
3-(3-bromo-5-hydroxy phenyl) benzonitrile
b
5-bromo-3-(3-cyanophenyl) phenol
c
3-(3-hydroxy-5-bromophenyl) benzonitrile
d
3 -bromo-5 -(3-cyanophenyl) phenol

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Correct option is A

-CN has higher priority than -OH group, hence the phenyl ring containing -CN is the parent ring. In the locant ring, both -OH and -Br are equidistant from the branch point, hence numbering is done in alphabetical order giving lower number to bromo substituent as:

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